Lullabot Loves You... I Love Lullabot

Jennifer mentioned in her blog entry last week that I'll be helping out with managing Archives & Museum Informatics' 1275+ member on-line community at http://conference.archimuse.com, as part of my position with the company. Well, in case you didn't know, we use Drupal, an amazing open source content management platform, to run this site. However, considering how powerful Drupal is, it is admittedly rather complex to a non-techie Museum Studies grad like myself.

A couple weeks ago, I attended DrupalCamp Toronto 2008 at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, which also is where I completed my master's degree. This was my Drupal baptism by fire. The Toronto Drupal community members I met there were impressive and very welcoming. However, I left feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the software.

Luckily, I spent the past two days attending the Lullabot Drupal Intensive workshop. Despite leaving DrupalCamp singed, the Lullabot team nursed me back to health by showing me everything from installing the latest release of Drupal to building a new site that uses the robust CCK and Views 2.0 modules. It was fantastic! If you are thinking about using Drupal for one of your upcoming projects, I highly recommend seeking out the expertise of the Lullabot team. If you aren't thinking about using it, please consider it. This platform has so much potential, especially for museums and similar cultural heritage institutions. Finally, if you're already using Drupal to create culture, science, or heritage on-line, I'd love to hear about it. Contact me or post a comment.

Cheers,

Nick